Yes, I know I have not posted much on here as of late. I could give the usual excuse of “I’ve been busy” but I don’t think that would be fair. Instead I’ll just tell you what I’ve been playing lately.Nintendo DSYes, I still spend far too much time playing the Pokemon games on the…
DS Review: Dementium:The Ward – A DS Game That Isn’t Annoyingly Cartoonish
The cover of Dementium: The Ward quotes Hardcore Gamer Magazine as saying that the game is Doom 3 meets Silent Hill. Be afraid. My first thought after reading that quote was, So I should be afraid because it’s filled with cheap thrills and crappy controls? I mean really, Resident Evil taught me that personal horror…
Why I hate OEM disks
This weekend I got a call from one of my clients. Her computer was broken and would not boot up. I took a drive over (yes, I do make house calls) and looked the machine over.After turning the machine on it would try to boot into Windows XP, flash a blue screen and reboot. Using…
Why Blu-ray will fail
A long time ago, in a world not too far removed from today, there was a format war. The two competing formats were Betamax (Sony) and VHS (JVC). Even though Betamax was a superior format VHS won the format war based on cost.Some people who cover the format war between Blue-ray (Sony) and HD-DVD (Microsoft…
AMD Appoints Dirk Meyer to Board of Directors
SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the appointment of AMD President and Chief Operating Officer Dirk Meyer to the board of directors. Meyer, who was promoted to his current role as President and COO in January 2006, continues to share leadership and management duties of AMD with Chairman of the Board and CEO Hector…
StumbleUpon version 3.15 released
A new version of the StumbleUpon toolbar has just been released with the following updates:Enables SearchReviews opt-in and configuration options for all users. See: toolbar -> Tools -> Toolbar Options -> Configuration tab -> Web Search.Improves Facebook integration.Updates button tooltipsFixes a bug where Yahoo SearchReviews decoration does not appear for some users.Fixes a bug where…
Of unions and dues increases
I belong to a union. I am mostly happy with the job my union does but there are many things that they do that I do not agree with. For one thing I do not like the way my union is in lockstep with the Democratic party. I also do not like the way my…
Ron Paul hits $2M in one day of donations
I just got the following email from the Ron Paul campaign:November 5, 2007What an incredible day to be a supporter of Ron Paul!You have raised over $2 million so far today, putting us closer to our $12 million fourth quarter goal. This is more than any Republican has ever raised online in one day!So far…
Heroes – It’s all Hiro’s fault!
I had a feeling Hiro’s time jump into the past might end up being the beginning of all of the trouble in the world and I was right. The only part I was wrong about has to do with thinking Hiro might end up being his own grandpa, guess the writers did not feel like…
Dunkin Donuts just got more expensive
When I get paid I like to take a few dollars out of the ATM and pick up a coffee on the way into work. I don’t care for Starbucks coffee at all so I usually go to one of the many Dunkin Donuts in the area and get a medium regular coffee and an…
DS Review: Drawn to Life
>How do you take a traditional side scrolling platformer game and make it stand out on the Nintendo DS? For one thing you could incorporate the DS touch screen in a new and interesting way. Drawn to Life is just such a game.Created by 5TH Cell, and Published by THQ, Drawn to Life is a…
Masi Oka (Hiro on Heroes) to Serve as One Laptop per Child Ambassador
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor Masi Oka, star of NBC’s hit ensemble drama series Heroes will serve as global ambassador for One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization launched in 2005 with a mission of providing a means for learning, self-expression and exploration to the nearly two billion children of the…